Bell v. Klamath County

Plaintiffs1 applied for a building permit to build on their Klamath County land. Defendant Huberd, Klamath County Planning Director, wrote to plaintiffs to inform them that “no building permits can be issued” for their property or several other lots indicated on an enclosed map. Plaintiffs sued Klamath County, Huberd and the Klamath County Building Inspector to recover damages caused by defendants’ allegedly arbitrary and capricious refusal to issue a building permit and for declaratory and injunctive relief. Defendants moved to dismiss the case for want of subject matter jurisdiction,…